⚽ UEFA Nations League ⚽ - Discussion Thread

[Proty]

England are strong in any case, they only need one more point to achieve their goal, and now the only question is how hard they will try in the match against Croatia considering that they are going to Spain after that.

England may not be nervous about the match against Croatia because they have already secured a big win in their first match against Croatia. However, Spain's challenge will not be easy for England. In the first match of the Nations League, England won against Spain by a margin of 3-2 goals. Although England was ahead at the beginning, the English players failed to resist the Spanish attacks towards the end. However, I expect at least a tough competition between Spain and England in the last match of the group stage of the Nations League and the undefeated Pen will be defeated in that competition.

That previous match that featured England v Spain was the last grasp for England to ever win Spain and they fumbled it, I remembered that match and it felt like England had the chance to win but but caused outcomes had other plan and thisbnext fixture, they will be facing Spain at home and that's terrifying.

Croatia won't be a bug deal for England, I didn't see any improvement of the cause of club football that would prove Croatia different, they are still the team that lost 7-0 to Spain

The only team between the two team that will be able to challenge England is Spain, Croatia won't be that much of a stress to them. Spain is among the team that can be able to win or give England a hard time especially since they will be playing at home. However, it will be wrong to say that Croatia doesn't stand a chance at all because England once won them 7:0 . The team strength may have improved  since them. England for sure stand at an advantage over the two team but, they don't need to underestimate any of this team and they really not  past performance to win .

[tiCeR]

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The only team between the two team that will be able to challenge England is Spain, Croatia won't be that much of a stress to them. Spain is among the team that can be able to win or give England a hard time especially since they will be playing at home. However, it will be wrong to say that Croatia doesn't stand a chance at all because England once won them 7:0 . The team strength may have improved  since them. England for sure stand at an advantage over the two team but, they don't need to underestimate any of this team and they really not  past performance to win .

It's Nations League guys and there is no big tournament anytime soon, which I think will distort the results again here and there. If it was the World Cup or European Championship, I wouldn't expect any surprises, but in the Nations League I think not all results will turn out as expected. England maybe yes as I believe Tuchel will take it more seriously than other teams and winning the Nations League would have meaning for him and the team, but Spain, I doubt that they put too much emphasis on this competition. They'll play well as always, but they are known to slowdown a bit during these matches.

Croatia has had several bad matches now in September and October, but I don't think England will beat them again like they did last time. The match vs. Spain was much closer afterwards and Spain won it with two relatively late goals and a red card against Croatia, so nothing like the 7-0 vs. England. It was more of an exception and did not show what level Croatia really is at.

I can't remember how the Nations League group stage works, but Croatia is in a lost position anyway I think? First two advance to the knockouts I believe, and third? Fourth gets relegated, what about third?

[Xackie]

England are strong in any case, they only need one more point to achieve their goal, and now the only question is how hard they will try in the match against Croatia considering that they are going to Spain after that.

England may not be nervous about the match against Croatia because they have already secured a big win in their first match against Croatia. However, Spain's challenge will not be easy for England. In the first match of the Nations League, England won against Spain by a margin of 3-2 goals. Although England was ahead at the beginning, the English players failed to resist the Spanish attacks towards the end. However, I expect at least a tough competition between Spain and England in the last match of the group stage of the Nations League and the undefeated Pen will be defeated in that competition.

That previous match that featured England v Spain was the last grasp for England to ever win Spain and they fumbled it, I remembered that match and it felt like England had the chance to win but but caused outcomes had other plan and thisbnext fixture, they will be facing Spain at home and that's terrifying.

Croatia won't be a bug deal for England, I didn't see any improvement of the cause of club football that would prove Croatia different, they are still the team that lost 7-0 to Spain

The only team between the two team that will be able to challenge England is Spain, Croatia won't be that much of a stress to them. Spain is among the team that can be able to win or give England a hard time especially since they will be playing at home. However, it will be wrong to say that Croatia doesn't stand a chance at all because England once won them 7:0 . The team strength may have improved  since them. England for sure stand at an advantage over the two team but, they don't need to underestimate any of this team and they really not  past performance to win .

Nope , I don't think this current Croatia team can be a threat to England.  The team is performing like the way it used to , maybe it's because most of their top players have become old   modric and Perisic who were the engine of the team had gotten a bit weaker.  Even josko gvardiol is having a hard time at City. Both teams have  also met at the last world cup group stage match , England won the match. Spain is the better team among the 3 teams and to be honest I don't see any team stopping Spain for now. But the recent injuries of Rodri  Olmo might be an issue to Spain. Even Lamine yamal isn't 100% as reported today.

But regardless of that I still believe Spain will come out victorious against England. They play a better football than the English side .

[Adiljutt156]

Do you remember what happened the last time England played Croatia? The match was at Croatia's home ground, but they lost 7-0 to England, and now after a long time they will meet again, and now the match will be at England's home ground, and so here I am not worried whether England will win, I am very sure that England will definitely win. Croatia is not a very strong team, they have lost 3 of the last 4 matches, but England is very strong compared to them.

Anyway, I am worried about the France vs Italy match, Italy can do quite well, but since France is strong, France definitely has a good chance, but since the match is at Italy's home ground, there is no telling what will happen, this match is going to be very good.

Italy vs. France is going to be an interesting game because suddenly Italy is showing good character with good results. In the last game France vs. Italy ended in a draw in Paris; now both teams are going to fight in Milan, and Italy wants to have a good result even though France is strong enough, but now the situation is changed and things are not looking easy for visitors.

England vs. Croatia is surely going to have enough challenges for England because they already thrashed them with a huge margin. Now they are having a good chance of checking their bench power because they can do better with youngsters as well, but still things are always interesting because Croatia is also having good players; they will try to have better results after having the worst performance in the last few games.

[Samlucky O]

Honestly, I can’t understand why Tuchel called up the Liverpool player Rio Ngumoha. The guy has played 7 matches in the Premier League with 0 goals, and 4 matches in the Champions League with 0 goals. So, why was he called up to the England national team? Cole Palmer, by comparison, has played 9 matches in the Premier League with 3 goals, and 4 matches in the Champions League with 1 goal. I’d say the same thing regarding the Arsenal player, Lewis-Skelly who, by the way, is a midfielder so one could argue that Cole Palmer lost his spot to this guy, who has made 7 appearances  with 0 goals in the Premier League and 2 appearances  with 0 goals  in the Champions League. Can someone explain to me what criteria Tuchel uses to select players for the national team?

I think he was called by Tuchel to support Kane and Rodgers in attack, we are almost in the festive season, a club like Bayern Munich must have put out a warning to the country not to over use or allow their players get injured on international duties, the last international break left some top players injured and the clubs will not be happy with that because it will prevent these players from taking part in the club games for some few weeks that's why I think his added to give mostly Kane the break he needs in the second half. Tuchel knows why he didn't include Palmer again, the Chelsea man was left in the world cup squad and his left out on the Nations League squad, it might suggest a fallout between coach and player or it's for a tactical reason, but I think it's more of my first reason.

[UpTober]

England are strong in any case, they only need one more point to achieve their goal, and now the only question is how hard they will try in the match against Croatia considering that they are going to Spain after that.

England may not be nervous about the match against Croatia because they have already secured a big win in their first match against Croatia. However, Spain's challenge will not be easy for England. In the first match of the Nations League, England won against Spain by a margin of 3-2 goals. Although England was ahead at the beginning, the English players failed to resist the Spanish attacks towards the end. However, I expect at least a tough competition between Spain and England in the last match of the group stage of the Nations League and the undefeated Pen will be defeated in that competition.

That previous match that featured England v Spain was the last grasp for England to ever win Spain and they fumbled it, I remembered that match and it felt like England had the chance to win but but caused outcomes had other plan and thisbnext fixture, they will be facing Spain at home and that's terrifying.

Croatia won't be a bug deal for England, I didn't see any improvement of the cause of club football that would prove Croatia different, they are still the team that lost 7-0 to Spain

The only team between the two team that will be able to challenge England is Spain, Croatia won't be that much of a stress to them. Spain is among the team that can be able to win or give England a hard time especially since they will be playing at home. However, it will be wrong to say that Croatia doesn't stand a chance at all because England once won them 7:0 . The team strength may have improved  since them. England for sure stand at an advantage over the two team but, they don't need to underestimate any of this team and they really not  past performance to win .

Nope , I don't think this current Croatia team can be a threat to England.  The team is performing like the way it used to , maybe it's because most of their top players have become old   modric and Perisic who were the engine of the team had gotten a bit weaker.  Even josko gvardiol is having a hard time at City. Both teams have  also met at the last world cup group stage match , England won the match. Spain is the better team among the 3 teams and to be honest I don't see any team stopping Spain for now. But the recent injuries of Rodri  Olmo might be an issue to Spain. Even Lamine yamal isn't 100% as reported today.

But regardless of that I still believe Spain will come out victorious against England. They play a better football than the English side .

England may not be worried about Croatia at the moment because with their current performance and the way their players are in the game, they can easily beat Croatia.

England's concern in this group is about the match against Spain. In the first match against Spain, England was ahead early and had the possibility of winning, but towards the end, England could not resist Spain's quick counter well, which is why they lost to Spain in that match. However, England has a good chance to take revenge against Spain. Since the team is now free of injury problems, the manager may be able to announce the team of his choice against Spain and there is no doubt that the match will be a tough competition for whichever team wins.

[$crypto$]

Big game awaits us, it was a game between Italy & France.



Both teams are actually strong, but given the positive trend that France is currently have, it is France that is expected to win this game. Although I was a bit doubtful about my choice, I had already placed my bet on France to win. My prediction is that this game will end 1 - 2 or 1 - 3 in favor of France.

It's obvious a lot of bettors will pick France to win, they have a lot of good squads, but don't know if there are some injuries? Dembele rumors his will not be able to play.
Another one in the same group Turkey vs Beliga it's odds are almost same as France, we know Turkey is a bad team never win, this would be good be a Belgium and France combo bet with total odds = @3.25.

[paco92x]

Croatia has had several bad matches now in September and October, but I don't think England will beat them again like they did last time. The match vs. Spain was much closer afterwards and Spain won it with two relatively late goals and a red card against Croatia, so nothing like the 7-0 vs. England. It was more of an exception and did not show what level Croatia really is at.

I can't remember how the Nations League group stage works, but Croatia is in a lost position anyway I think? First two advance to the knockouts I believe, and third? Fourth gets relegated, what about third?

Croatia is now in a searching phase now that Dalić has exited the coach position and moved forward. Bilić is an average coach that I personally don't like, and the position should have been given to someone young and potent, but it is what it is. Croatia will now struggle a bit for a few years if they start to bring in new talents, but if they don't do just that, they will suffer even more. It will be funny to see what Bilić will select.

Fourth falls down to B rank, and the third plays an elimination round with the second place in Group B.

[katanic97]

Big game awaits us, it was a game between Italy & France.



Both teams are actually strong, but given the positive trend that France is currently have, it is France that is expected to win this game. Although I was a bit doubtful about my choice, I had already placed my bet on France to win. My prediction is that this game will end 1 - 2 or 1 - 3 in favor of France.

And the odds on France are not that bad either. I thought they would be maximum 1.40, but considering they are playing away, 1.80 is a reasonable odd, i would even say a gift. As much as i like Italy and their football, i don't think they are currently good enough to beat powerful France. The last game ended 1-1. France looks more convincing to me after their 4-1 win against Belgium. We will see, i would love Italy to win, but it will be difficult

[KTChampions]

And the odds on France are not that bad either. I thought they would be maximum 1.40, but considering they are playing away, 1.80 is a reasonable odd, i would even say a gift. As much as i like Italy and their football, i don't think they are currently good enough to beat powerful France. The last game ended 1-1. France looks more convincing to me after their 4-1 win against Belgium. We will see, i would love Italy to win, but it will be difficult

Whether you compare the squads position by position or by total market value - or any other way, for that matter, a 79% return on a French victory really does look like a gift. And by the way, although a draw would theoretically be enough for France in this match, they need a win to secure first place in the group right here and now. Plus, after managing to take points off France away from home, there’s some extra motivation. All in all, I’m definitely betting on this match, France Double Chance looks like a free boost for other bets.

[Daniel91]

Croatia has had several bad matches now in September and October, but I don't think England will beat them again like they did last time. The match vs. Spain was much closer afterwards and Spain won it with two relatively late goals and a red card against Croatia, so nothing like the 7-0 vs. England. It was more of an exception and did not show what level Croatia really is at.

I can't remember how the Nations League group stage works, but Croatia is in a lost position anyway I think? First two advance to the knockouts I believe, and third? Fourth gets relegated, what about third?

Croatia is now in a searching phase now that Dalić has exited the coach position and moved forward. Bilić is an average coach that I personally don't like, and the position should have been given to someone young and potent, but it is what it is. Croatia will now struggle a bit for a few years if they start to bring in new talents, but if they don't do just that, they will suffer even more. It will be funny to see what Bilić will select.

Fourth falls down to B rank, and the third plays an elimination round with the second place in Group B.

Croatia under Dalic had a great generation of footballers who played in the best clubs in the world, such as Real, Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Juve, etc.
These were classy players like Modric, Rakitic, Mandjukic, Perisic, Kramaric, etc.
Today, most of those players are no longer playing and Croatia is going through a painful and difficult generational change.
For a small country like Croatia, it is not easy to find such quality and good footballers again and to achieve fantastic results again as during the time of coach Dalic in the last 8 years.
Coach Bilic has a thankless and difficult job of rebuilding a strong and quality national team from young and inexperienced footballers.
I personally liked how Croatia played under his leadership in 2008, in the qualifying cycle for EURO 2008, when they beat England twice, home and away, and at EURO they also played very good football, beating Germany and then unfortunately losing to Turkey in the quarter-finals.
It is obvious that Croatia is currently not at the level it was in 2008 or 2018 and that it will take time to build a strong, quality and well-coordinated team from these new players.
Whether Bilic is the best coach for the job remains to be seen.
It is obvious that Croatia is currently having a hard time competing with top world teams, such as Spain and England, and that their current reality is a fight with the Czech Republic to stay in the elite group of the UEFA Nations League.
England is the favorite in the match against Croatia, but I still expect Croatia to win against the Czech Republic and stay in the elite class of this competition in the additional qualifications.

[eisen33]

And the odds on France are not that bad either. I thought they would be maximum 1.40, but considering they are playing away, 1.80 is a reasonable odd, i would even say a gift. As much as i like Italy and their football, i don't think they are currently good enough to beat powerful France. The last game ended 1-1. France looks more convincing to me after their 4-1 win against Belgium. We will see, i would love Italy to win, but it will be difficult

I wouldn't call this an easy match, France also failed to beat Italy at home. Italy have looked much better in their recent games, apart from their home defeat against Belgium. Of course, France have a much stronger squad on paper, and I think they should be able to beat Italy. However if we look at the group standings, even a draw would be enough for France to stay top of the group.

[Qhunman]

The only team between the two team that will be able to challenge England is Spain, Croatia won't be that much of a stress to them. Spain is among the team that can be able to win or give England a hard time especially since they will be playing at home. However, it will be wrong to say that Croatia doesn't stand a chance at all because England once won them 7:0 . The team strength may have improved  since them. England for sure stand at an advantage over the two team but, they don't need to underestimate any of this team and they really not  past performance to win .

Croatia is the weakest team among the teams you talked about.  Spain is the strongest and England is the next best but Croatia are not just good to be a comparison to this two teams. England is a formidable team but they are not a match for Spain, even Belgium or Portugal will be crushed by Spain if they meet.  Spain will easily beat England, that's the truth, they are too good to be underestimated because of their team depths.  Spain has been playing undefeated in their last 22 matches across all competitions, they isn't a team that the Catalonians haven't defeated, so it's like a slap in the face when comparing them to England and a weak team like Croatia.

[Inwestour]

Big game awaits us, it was a game between Italy & France.



Both teams are actually strong, but given the positive trend that France is currently have, it is France that is expected to win this game. Although I was a bit doubtful about my choice, I had already placed my bet on France to win. My prediction is that this game will end 1 - 2 or 1 - 3 in favor of France.

I think France will always be favourites in pretty much any match, regardless of who they're playing against, but they certainly don't win every game. Besides, I think the Italian side under Mancini is getting better. They already drew 1-1 at home in their first group match, so I definitely wouldn't underestimate Italy. France will most likely score, how many goals they can get will depend on Italy's defensive performance. But for me, this is a difficult match to bet on, I'll probably skip it.

[Silikiem]

Big game awaits us, it was a game between Italy & France.



Both teams are actually strong, but given the positive trend that France is currently have, it is France that is expected to win this game. Although I was a bit doubtful about my choice, I had already placed my bet on France to win. My prediction is that this game will end 1 - 2 or 1 - 3 in favor of France.

It's obvious a lot of bettors will pick France to win, they have a lot of good squads, but don't know if there are some injuries? Dembele rumors his will not be able to play.
Another one in the same group Turkey vs Beliga it's odds are almost same as France, we know Turkey is a bad team never win, this would be good be a Belgium and France combo bet with total odds = @3.25.

With current form, France is the favorite to win this game but this two teams have had strong football rivalry and despite the current form of any of them, whenever they face each other it’s always a battle. Remember they played 1:1 in the first leg despite Italy struggling for form recently, previous record show that Italy have had the upper hand with 19 wins as against France’s 12 in 42 meetings between the both sides. The odd for A direct winning for France at away doesn’t suit the risk, I’ll risk with the draw odd or a both team score.

[Arenga pinnata]

The only team between the two team that will be able to challenge England is Spain, Croatia won't be that much of a stress to them. Spain is among the team that can be able to win or give England a hard time especially since they will be playing at home. However, it will be wrong to say that Croatia doesn't stand a chance at all because England once won them 7:0 . The team strength may have improved  since them. England for sure stand at an advantage over the two team but, they don't need to underestimate any of this team and they really not  past performance to win .

Right now, Croatia isn’t as strong as it was a few years ago. So England will undoubtedly be the clear favorite. But that doesn’t mean Croatia won’t give England a hard time. After all, the Croatian national team is still one of the teams whose strength must be taken seriously. However, I agree with what you said. And if England faces Spain, that will be a match that’s hard to predict. Even so, I personally believe that the home-field advantage can sometimes boost a team’s confidence, thereby increasing its chances of winning. In the match against Croatia, England will be the home team, whereas in the match between England and Spain, Spain will be the home team.

[swogerino]

This league I don't know why is created, surely not for the big teams as the win of this league is not celebrated like the win of the Euro or World Cup. For the smaller teams although it does create opportunity for them also these teams do not take the league seriously as most of the time they put new fresh players to test them rather than play with their best eleven.

Now the games are back yet this league sucks in every aspect as it also does not bode well in the betting area, so nothing positive to say about this league for me.

[Silence Scream]

Big game awaits us, it was a game between Italy & France.



Both teams are actually strong, but given the positive trend that France is currently have, it is France that is expected to win this game. Although I was a bit doubtful about my choice, I had already placed my bet on France to win. My prediction is that this game will end 1 - 2 or 1 - 3 in favor of France.

It's obvious a lot of bettors will pick France to win, they have a lot of good squads, but don't know if there are some injuries? Dembele rumors his will not be able to play.
Another one in the same group Turkey vs Beliga it's odds are almost same as France, we know Turkey is a bad team never win, this would be good be a Belgium and France combo bet with total odds = @3.25.

With current form, France is the favorite to win this game but this two teams have had strong football rivalry and despite the current form of any of them, whenever they face each other it’s always a battle. Remember they played 1:1 in the first leg despite Italy struggling for form recently, previous record show that Italy have had the upper hand with 19 wins as against France’s 12 in 42 meetings between the both sides. The odd for A direct winning for France at away doesn’t suit the risk, I’ll risk with the draw odd or a both team score.

I don't think past winning statistics matter at all. Because there's a huge difference between the France of today and the France of the past, and the same goes for Italy. It's true that Italy is weaker than it used to be, but in big matches, the players give their all. That's why I hope this match will be competitive. A draw is still a possibility, but if one team is going to win, I think it will be France.

[danadc]

Italy vs. France is going to be an interesting game because suddenly Italy is showing good character with good results. In the last game France vs. Italy ended in a draw in Paris; now both teams are going to fight in Milan, and Italy wants to have a good result even though France is strong enough, but now the situation is changed and things are not looking easy for visitors.

It's a very important match because Italy isn't doing badly, and France is a team that wants to win every prize available, just to steal the spotlight from Spain. I think France will win this match. I'd like it to be for Italy because I know it's been a long time since they've had a victory with their national team, but seeing France's performance, it's difficult; they have some very good players. Italy has improved their game a lot lately. They've shown they want to win and are present. It's no longer just luck; now it's grit that defines them.

[kingstep]

Big game awaits us, it was a game between Italy & France.



Both teams are actually strong, but given the positive trend that France is currently have, it is France that is expected to win this game. Although I was a bit doubtful about my choice, I had already placed my bet on France to win. My prediction is that this game will end 1 - 2 or 1 - 3 in favor of France.

It's obvious a lot of bettors will pick France to win, they have a lot of good squads, but don't know if there are some injuries? Dembele rumors his will not be able to play.

France squad are in their best of form at the moment and are the easy pick to get a win against Italy in this game. even if Dembele does not play, there are still a lot of attacking option that gives them strong edge over Italy.  italy is just average compared to France and considering that mbappe is having a consistent goal scoring streak, you can be rest assured that he is taking that same momentum to the national team.